Ange Postecoglou hopes he hasn’t given away too many trade secrets to his Albion opposite number.

The Tottenham boss revealed Fabian Huerzeler visited him at training last season, when he was in charge at St Pauli.

His trip was arranged after initial contact with St Pauli and Australia player Jackson Irvine.

Postecoglou said: “He asked a hell of a lot of questions and I gave him too many answers, that's for sure, if I'd have known he'd be Brighton manager.

“You could tell he's just a real student of the game, wanted as much knowledge.

“He was already a senior manager who got them promoted last year, so he was already doing a good job but you can tell when somebody's got that curiosity.

“I think that's the key for all managers, especially young ones.

“You've got to maintain that. It can get sucked out of you at times because when you get sucked into the battle, particularly at this level, of dealing with one crisis or another, you can forget that curiosity to find out more information.

“If he maintains that, I think he'll be an outstanding manager but he's done well.

“It's probably a perfect fit for him because I think Brighton are a fantastic club. They're careful about who they put in as manager.

“There's usually an alignment there. I wonder sometimes whether other clubs even think about that stuff. So he's in a great place.”

Asked what questions Huerzeler had about Tottenham, Postecoglou said: “He asked us a lot! I actually palmed him off at one stage because he was asking me too many, so I gave him to one of the other coaches.

“He was just inquisitive about everything. He was already a senior manager, doing a good job, but the fact that he wanted to ask and had observed us.

“I'm sure other clubs as well, it wasn't just us.

“But he made a real impression on everyone.”